The organisers of Legends League Cricket announced the full schedule and venues for the upcoming second edition of the tournament on Tuesday. The tournament is scheduled to be played from September 16 in six cities of which 5 are Kolkata, New Delhi, Cuttack, Lucknow and Jodhpur.
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The Venue for Play-offs will be announced later. Eden Gardens, Kolkata will host the special match between Indian Maharajas and World Giants, to commemorate the 75th Year of Indian Independence. All the grounds will have three matches each apart from Jodhpur and Lucknow, where two matches are planned.
Raman Raheja, Co-Founder & CEO, of Legends League Cricket, said, "The wait is over for our fans and viewers. They can plan for the matches with the announcement of fixtures. We are soon announcing our ticketing partner along with the dates for the availability of tickets online. With the lineup of iconic players from the 10 nations in a new format, I am sure fans will experience powerful performances on the pitch and a great season this year."
"We are not getting any players from Pakistan for the upcoming season. We will soon be adding some more international players to the Draft. And all our Legends would be playing a full season with us and not miss any matches for any other League or commitment," he added.
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"For the final match of this season we are looking at Dehradun," he further added.
Ravi Shastri, Commissioner, of Legends League Cricket said, "We are coming to mesmerize the cricketing fans at these wonderful cricket grounds. This festival season we will be presenting the cricket carnival with Top Legends competing for the first Legends League Cricket Title."
The complete list of all the fixtures is presented below:
Kolkata: September 16 to 18
Lucknow: September 21 to 22
New Delhi: September 24 to 26
Cuttack: September 27 to 30
Jodhpur: October 1 and 3
Play-Offs: October 5 and 7 - Venue to be announced
Finals on October 8 Venue to be announced
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